Nitrogen Shortage Urges Careful Farm Planning
Farmers face nitrogen scarcity as most production goes to munitions. In Glare county 14 years of extension work increased alfalfa from 250 to 12 000 acres, with lime the key yield limiter. Fertilizer trials show phosphate and potash boost crops. nitrogen may be unnecessary for many, sugar beets and potatoes aside. Using well managed manure and balanced nutrients keeps farmers respected in town.
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Glare
Clare
A.A.A
Garden diseases and insects hit Michigan crops
Michigan State College plant disease specialist J. H. Muncie notes tomatoes turn yellow and wilt while beans show circular dark spots. He recommends timely diagnosis, cleaner seed, and resistant varieties such as Pritchard Wilt Resist to curb Fusarium wilt and improve future yields.
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J. H. Muncie
Michigan State College
Garden Plant Diseases Warn of Bean Anthracnose and Blights
The article notes bean anthracnose from wet conditions during picking and cultivation. Early blight and leafhoppers affect potatoes with yellowing and brown edges. Garden trash hosts blight spores and copper fungicide with lime can protect leaves. Rat development at stem bases harms peas, with excess rain boosting fungi. Rotation and seed treatment recommended.
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John Bear
Michigan
Muncie
War on quack grass plans for next season crops
Michigan farmers plan an early degrassing program to curb quack grass. Shallow plowing and frequent dragging before the fall freeze reduce green shoots, making winter dormancy and spring drive easier. Some use nitrogen fertilizer to weaken roots after a hay crop removal.
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Michigan
Apply Phosphate to Fall Grain and Meadows
Farmers are advised to apply 0-20-0 phosphate to fall seeded grain and meadows to boost root growth and winter establishment. Two hundred pounds per acre is typical. an extra sack per acre if grain seeding occurs. Do not use AAA fertilizer on grain. apply only to new seedings or established hay and pasture. Apply before October 1 to avoid 1943 program inclusion.
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AAA
Standard Oil
Birthday gatherings and visits across Michigan towns
A long list of weekend social visits and family occasions across Kalamazoo Rosebush Vernon Flint Mt. Pleasant Saginaw Blanchard St. Charles Detroit and Clare highlighted by Bola McDonel's sixty first birthday cake from her daughter-in law and gift presentation. Local families hosted and visited relatives during the weekend ending with an advertising remark that advertising doesn't cost it pays.
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Ernie Q Cleveland
Kalamazoo
Ruth Herron
Mary
Rosebush
Canmie
Bola McDonel
Cleveland
Leland Saunders
Douglas
Margaret Funnell
Vernon
Hila Sherman
CC. A. Heiser
Howard Penrose
Louise Clute
Flint
Heiser
Albert Bolen
Saginaw
St. Charles
Emil Levi
Gordon Boivin
Patsy
Loie Hansler
Ed. Amy
Lew Erter
Mr. Pleasant
Dorothy Presley
Lansing
Warren Heiser
Alva Bowen
Detroit
Amy Mill
Goleman
Thomas Bolen
Jesse Thompson
St. Louis
Eda McDonel
Edna McDonald
E. A. Taglauer
Arthur Brown
Arnold Bidwell
George Snider
Edward Mussell
Clare
Walter Bach
John Schultz
Henry Snider
Michigan State Radio Schedule on WKAR Station
Radio schedule lists programs on WKAR Michigan State College 870 KC 5 000 watts with wartime farm regulations explained by the State Department of Agriculture. Weekly broadcasts run Tuesdays at 1 00 pm and cover Victory Gardens Farm Service Hour Markets War Board News and farming topics.
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WKAR
Michigan State College
State Department of Agriculture
WICAR
Radio Reading Circle
Victory Gardens
War Board
State Grange
Century Players
State Agricultural Department
Hitler
Wednesday Schedule Patchwork Echoes Local Entries
A fragmented timetable lists a Farm Service Hour at noon, a Michigan Department of Health briefing at 1 PM, a Lest We Forget event at 2 PM, and a News Summary at 6 PM, reflecting a patchwork daily schedule.
County Agent's Corner On Winter Cover Crops For Soil Protection
Farmers advised to seed oats or barley after removal of crops to form a protective cover that reduces erosion next winter and spring. A.A.A. payments available to those sowing cover crops like oats or barley and achieving a good stand.
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A.A
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